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No TDS on Transport Payments: Declaration Format Under Income Tax Act 2025

Income Tax : Transporters can avoid TDS deduction by submitting a declaration confirming ownership of not more than ten goods vehicles. The key...

April 21, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

ITR Filing FY 2025-26: Step by Step Guide for Salaried Professionals

Income Tax : Highlights that selecting the incorrect portal tab can lead to data mismatches and filing errors. Emphasizes the need to use the c...

April 21, 2026 363 Views 0 comment Print

Selling Trust: The Quiet Problem of Product Mis-Selling in Indian Banking

Income Tax : Explains how commission-driven incentives in banks lead to mis-selling of financial products. Highlights the need for structural r...

April 21, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

Addition Deleted Due to Lack of Corroborative Evidence in Search-Based Case

Income Tax : ITAT held that additions based solely on third-party search material without independent evidence or cross-examination are invalid...

April 21, 2026 186 Views 0 comment Print

Computerization of Form 121 (Earlier Form 15G & Form 15H)

Income Tax : A new digital framework is suggested to replace manual Form 121 processes and streamline TDS exemption declarations. The proposal ...

April 21, 2026 2823 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


CBDT Refutes Allegations of Tax Raid, Terms Claims Baseless; Complaint Filed with Election Commission & Police

Income Tax : The tax department clarified that no search or restriction was carried out against the individual. It termed the allegations basel...

April 21, 2026 63 Views 0 comment Print

CAAS Moves Supreme Court on ITAT Vacancies

Income Tax : The issue concerns massive backlog in ITAT caused by unfilled positions and delayed appointments. The intervention highlights that...

April 18, 2026 237 Views 0 comment Print

Massive Tax Irregularities Found Due to Improper Deductions by Banks & NBFCs: CAG

Income Tax : The audit found widespread incorrect claims of deductions for bad debts and reserves. It highlights the need for stricter verifica...

April 6, 2026 3342 Views 0 comment Print

Free Live Webinar: Decoding the New Income Tax Act, 2025

Income Tax : This webinar breaks down the major structural and conceptual changes introduced in the new Income Tax Act, 2025. It helps professi...

April 5, 2026 7959 Views 0 comment Print

Representation for enhancement of monetary limit for SMC cases before ITAT

Income Tax : A representation seeks doubling the SMC threshold due to inflation and higher dispute values. The key takeaway is that increasing ...

April 4, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


SC Dismisses Appeal Due to Delay, HC Ruling on No PE and Offshore Taxability Stands

Income Tax : The Supreme Court declined to condone delay, thereby upholding the High Court’s conclusion that the liaison office did not const...

April 21, 2026 81 Views 0 comment Print

Offshore Supply Income Not Taxable in India Due to Absence of Business Connection: Delhi HC

Income Tax : The judgment confirms that income from offshore equipment supply is not taxable where transactions occur outside India. The liaiso...

April 21, 2026 105 Views 0 comment Print

Income Tax Appeal Reinstated as Delay due to Bona Fide Belief & COVID-19 Disruption

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that lack of awareness of the assessment order and limited knowledge of tax law constituted sufficient cause for...

April 21, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening Valid Where Income Escapement Based on Search-Derived Information

Income Tax : The Tribunal confirmed addition of unexplained investments where the assessee could not substantiate the source of deposits. The r...

April 21, 2026 78 Views 0 comment Print

Wage Arrears Deduction Allowed as Liability Accrued from Pay Revision Effective Date

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that wage arrears arising from pay revision constitute an accrued liability from the effective date. The provisi...

April 21, 2026 66 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Income Tax Notification Corrected Due to Technical Errors in Rules & References

Income Tax : A corrigendum fixes multiple drafting and referencing mistakes in income tax rules. The update ensures clarity without altering su...

April 17, 2026 666 Views 0 comment Print

Transition from Form 15G/15H to Consolidated Form 121 for TDS-exempted Incomes

Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...

April 15, 2026 1965 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form U

Income Tax : CBDT clarified the presentation of error categories in Form U. The update ensures clearer reporting of incorrect income heads and ...

April 11, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form 7 (ITR 7)

Income Tax : The corrigendum corrects technical errors in multiple ITR schedules, including CG and CYLA. It ensures accurate reporting and smoo...

April 11, 2026 153 Views 0 comment Print

Corrigendum to Notification of Income tax return Form 6 (ITR 6)

Income Tax : CBDT corrected multiple clerical and structural errors across income tax return schedules. The changes ensure accurate reporting a...

April 11, 2026 174 Views 0 comment Print


Section 10(34)/(35) Exemption Allowed Despite Sec. 11 Denial: ITAT Mumbai

October 11, 2025 351 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT reaffirmed that genuine statutory deductions cannot be denied solely due to technical defects or the absence of a specific column in the ITR form. The Tribunal directed the to allow the deductions, including beyond the 10% limit for eligible specified donations.

ITAT Remands Crore Expense Disallowance, Citing Failure to Examine Documentary Evidence

October 11, 2025 219 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT set aside the crore addition, ruling that lower authorities acted mechanically by rejecting detailed evidence like invoices, bank statements, and vendor confirmations. The Tribunal mandated a remand, emphasizing that suspicion is not a valid basis for disallowance when substantial documentary proof is on record.

Section 194IC Applies to Leasehold Land in JDA, but Developer May Avoid Default if Tax Paid

October 11, 2025 372 Views 0 comment Print

Mumbai ITAT clarified that perpetual leasehold rights are equivalent to ownership for the purpose of a specified agreement” under Section 45(5A)/194-IC, requiring 10% TDS on JDA monetary payments.

ITAT Mumbai upholds penny-stock loss as genuine – Revenue’s addition deleted

October 11, 2025 498 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai dismissed the Revenue’s appeal, ruling that a genuine business loss from penny stock trading, supported by contract notes and demat records, cannot be disallowed based solely on a third-party statement or generic investigation report.

ITAT Delhi: Cash of ₹3.11 Cr found in locker is NOT “unexplained” – treated as speculative/business income, Section 69A & 115BBE deleted

October 11, 2025 555 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT ruled that crore cash found in a locker during a search was not “unexplained money” because the assessee immediately explained the source as accumulated speculative business income and offered it to tax. The Tribunal held that a disclosed source, even if unrecorded, cannot be forcefully converted into unexplained income.

AO Can’t Cry ‘SBN Violation’ to Tax Genuine Sales – Demonetisation or Not – Once Sales Are in the Books, You Can’t Tax the Cash Twice

October 11, 2025 762 Views 0 comment Print

The Tribunal ruled that the crore addition, made solely because the assessee’s petrol pump was allegedly unauthorized to accept SBNs, was incorrect. Since the cash deposits were sourced from historical, recorded cash sales accepted by the AO, taxing the deposits again would constitute impermissible double taxation.

Addition upheld by CIT(A) without passing speaking order is not justifiable: Matter restored

October 11, 2025 606 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Raipur held that addition upheld by CIT(A) without passing a speaking order in the backdrop of documents uploaded by the assessee. Accordingly, matter is restored back to the file of CIT(A) for re-adjudication.

ITAT Delhi delivers a two-fold relief – quashes reassessment as void for lack of jurisdiction & grants full Section 54F exemption even where houses are constructed in son’s name

October 11, 2025 348 Views 0 comment Print

The ITAT quashed the reassessment order as void because the final assessment was completed by an Income Tax Officer (Ward-2) who lacked jurisdiction, while the proceedings were initiated by another officer (Ward-3). The Tribunal, citing the Allahabad High Court, ruled that jurisdiction cannot be waived or conferred by participation.

Payment of non-compete fees to retiring partner is revenue expense

October 11, 2025 456 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that payment of non-compete fees to retiring partner is revenue expenditure. Accordingly, considering the same as capital expenditure not justifiable. The appeal is allowed to that extent.

ITAT Chennai deletes demonetisation cash deposit addition – Once books are accepted, cash sales cannot be treated as unexplained money u/s 69A

October 11, 2025 747 Views 0 comment Print

The ruling establishes that the AO cannot selectively accept total sales and profit figures while disbelieving a corresponding cash deposit from those sales without rejecting the books or providing concrete proof of bogus entries. Treating the recorded cash deposits as unexplained income is illegal double taxation.

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